According to NJ Advance Media, Queen Latifah — who plays operative-turned-vigilante Robyn McCall on the series — was born in Newark, N.J., and grew up in the nearby city of East Orange. She also lived in Jersey City, N.J., for a time and used a historic firehouse in the city’s Powerhouse Arts District as a headquarters for her production company, Flavor Unit Entertainment, the site reports.
The show has filmed all over New Jersey — and New York, too.
According to IMDbFilming locations The EqualizerInclude Jersey City and Paterson (N.J.), as well as the New York City boroughs Brooklyn and Queens. Also Press release from New Jersey’s Department of State reveals that the standing sets for The EqualizerThey are located in East Rutherford’s Izod Center, N.J. which is also where Queen Latifah shot her 2010 rom-com movie. Just Wright.
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Stephanie Daniels, creative director of Jersey City’s film initiative, FilmJC, spotted Queen Latifah filming The EqualizerJersey City, November 2020 “She was just so chill, just friendly and talking to people,” Stephanie told NJ Advance Media.
In the meantime, you can visit our real estate website DirtRobyn, daughter Delilah (Laya deLeon Hayes), and aunt Vi (Lorraine Toussaint), identified the house as a Victorian home in Jersey City. According to the site, that eight-bed, three-and-a-half-bath house dates back to 1910 and encompasses 4,367 square feet. Seems like “equalizing”Robyn is a winner!
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‘The Equalizer’ has saved millions through New Jersey’s film tax credit.
Filming in the Garden State is a great way to get your footage. The Equalizer is benefiting from the New Jersey Film & Digital Media Tax Credit Program, which Governor Phil Murphy signed into law in July 2018.
“This is great news and is exactly the type of activity we envisioned when we reinstated the film and television tax credit two years ago,”The governor stated that after December 2020 The EqualizerPersisting with filming in N.J. Jersey’s Best.
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“A network series filming in New Jersey can generate millions of dollars in economic activity and create hundreds of local jobs for our residents, not to mention showcasing New Jersey’s diverse landscape,”He added. “This one has the added benefit of showcasing New Jersey’s own Queen Latifah.”
And NJBIZIt was reported that in July 2020, The EqualizerThe state had already provided $33 million in tax relief.
Murphy Expansion of the tax creditThe coverage was renewed through July 2028, with renewed coverage in January 2020. Recent Hollywood productions shot in the state include the critically acclaimed drama movies JokerAnd The Trial of the Chicago Seven– The action movie Army of the DeadThe miniseries The Plot against AmericaThe upcoming musical movie musical West Side Story.
The EqualizerAirs Sundays at 8 PM. ET on CBS.
